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as far as the overall how you would put a paa in europe, i came from europe in my last position. and, again, i think it goes back to a discussion, for me, about europe versus the size and immensity can and vastness of this region -- immensity and vastness of this region in the indo-pacific. and trying to apply that exact model to defense of this area, i think, would be a stretch for me. however, i think there are opportunities as we look at our alliances, as we look at our growing partnerships, as we look at multilateral organizations who are investing in ballistic missile defense capabilities of their own. if they are properly networked and properly put into an organizational construct where they can work together, you will, in effect, have a type of paa architecture. and i think that will happen over time. it will require information sharing between countries who may have not done that before and may be a little uncomfortable with it. but i think that as the security environment changes, that there will be good opportunities for that to occur, and we will pursue those. >> as a
as far as the overall how you would put a paa in europe, i came from europe in my last position. and, again, i think it goes back to a discussion, for me, about europe versus the size and immensity can and vastness of this region -- immensity and vastness of this region in the indo-pacific. and trying to apply that exact model to defense of this area, i think, would be a stretch for me. however, i think there are opportunities as we look at our alliances, as we look at our growing partnerships,...
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china, japan, malaysia, europe. there are people providing inputs to defense projects, commercially coming from all around the globe. >> guest: major military programs, the anti warfare program, the casey 46 tanker are actually commercial derivatives. they're built on the same line. a ticket out of the line only when you need to put in specialized equipment, and by that process using the commercial process to reduce the cost. >> there is the future. >> host: illinois, republican, >> caller: man. >> host: your on. >> guest: there is an old saying. we will talk on the war is over. we have been a war for 209 years how would you possibly think of cutting defense when in my humble opinion i think we could use fewer, less fat people and take care of entitlements. thank you. >> host: debra in ohio. democratic column. go ahead. >> caller: i was thinking, on this year fiscal cliff, to save money, why can't they put a tab on what these greedy hospitals, doctors, ambulance, lifelike, prescriptions, why can't they put a cap on
china, japan, malaysia, europe. there are people providing inputs to defense projects, commercially coming from all around the globe. >> guest: major military programs, the anti warfare program, the casey 46 tanker are actually commercial derivatives. they're built on the same line. a ticket out of the line only when you need to put in specialized equipment, and by that process using the commercial process to reduce the cost. >> there is the future. >> host: illinois,...
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capabilities so that they can help provide for their own security and latin america and africa and europe and elsewhere the past decade of the war the most effective way to address longer-term challenges is to help build a capability of our allies we've seen this approach with our counter insurgency campaigns in iraq and afghanistan and yemen and somalia. we are expanding to partners in order to address a broad range of security challenges in asia-pacific and the middle east, and as i said in europe, africa and latin america. to implement this element of the strategy, a the service is or retaining the security cooperation capabilities that we had held over a decade of war and making investments in the regional expertise through the army is regionally aligned brigade structure they are able to end fact engage on a rotational basis to assist other countries. the entire u.s. government is working to make our security cooperation particularly foreign military sales more responsive and more effective to cut through the bureaucracy and to cut through the red tape to be able to provide the assis
capabilities so that they can help provide for their own security and latin america and africa and europe and elsewhere the past decade of the war the most effective way to address longer-term challenges is to help build a capability of our allies we've seen this approach with our counter insurgency campaigns in iraq and afghanistan and yemen and somalia. we are expanding to partners in order to address a broad range of security challenges in asia-pacific and the middle east, and as i said in...
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interesting one of the things that's happened since 1989 is the region that we used to call eastern europe has become very differentiated. it's no longer -- these countries no longer have much in common with one another other than the common memory of communism occupation. >> more with pulitzer prize winner on life in sowfout east germany, poll land and from the historical narrative "iron curtain" sunday night at eight on c-span's "q&a." >> up next, four speeches with republican scott brown and north dakota democrat retiring after 20 years in the senate. last day that i serve in this great chamber, which is a month shy of three years serving i still say and believe aside from my marriage to my wife gail of 26 years and the birth of my two children ayla and arianna serving for the great people of massachusetts in the people's seat has been the greatest honor of my life. i want to thank the people of massachusetts for that opportunity to think that someone like me whose parents were married four times each, lived in 17 houses and subjected to forms of abuses growing up has the chance to serv
interesting one of the things that's happened since 1989 is the region that we used to call eastern europe has become very differentiated. it's no longer -- these countries no longer have much in common with one another other than the common memory of communism occupation. >> more with pulitzer prize winner on life in sowfout east germany, poll land and from the historical narrative "iron curtain" sunday night at eight on c-span's "q&a." >> up next, four...
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in latin america, in africa, in the europe and elsewhere. the past decade of war has reinforced the lesson that one of the most effective ways to address long-term security challenges is to help build the capabilities of our allies. we have seen this approach with our counterinsurgency campaigns in iraq and afghanistan, and our counterterrorism efforts in yemen and somalia. we are expanding our security force assistance to a wider range of partners in order to address a broader range of security challenges in the asia pacific, in the middle east, and as i said, in europe, africa and latin america. to implement this element of the strategy, the services are retaining the security cooperation capabilities we have honed over a decade of war and making investments in regional expertise. for example, through the army's new regionally-aligned brigade structure or they are able to, in fact, engage on a rotational bay is sis to assist other countries -- basis to assist other countries. the entire u.s. government is working to make our security coope
in latin america, in africa, in the europe and elsewhere. the past decade of war has reinforced the lesson that one of the most effective ways to address long-term security challenges is to help build the capabilities of our allies. we have seen this approach with our counterinsurgency campaigns in iraq and afghanistan, and our counterterrorism efforts in yemen and somalia. we are expanding our security force assistance to a wider range of partners in order to address a broader range of...
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u.s., europe wickedness in favor better. definitely downgraded, interest rates actually fell. i think warbird time. but why none of the political -- why are they playing political games when they're such a real issue out there? >> first, it's more than a flight to safety. something is done now to agree to something never done in the united states. we're self-dealing adirondack. the federal reserve is now the largest holder of u.s. dead. it's purchasing over 70% of all new u.s. dead issue and says. in addition it's done the twist of sound long-term interest rates to help the economy, to help the housing market. in addition if you look at people buying our debt, their appetite is getting less common upgrader. if you look at what they're buying, they buy short-term debt, not long-term debt because of huge interest rate disc over time. if you look at china in particular, they are now looking at corporate bonds and alternative investments within u.s. treasury securities because they don't like what they see and understandably so. so we are living on borrowed time. we've created ano
u.s., europe wickedness in favor better. definitely downgraded, interest rates actually fell. i think warbird time. but why none of the political -- why are they playing political games when they're such a real issue out there? >> first, it's more than a flight to safety. something is done now to agree to something never done in the united states. we're self-dealing adirondack. the federal reserve is now the largest holder of u.s. dead. it's purchasing over 70% of all new u.s. dead issue...
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in europe, you've made it as an organizing construct a we don't have that in the pacific. so when you talk about networking and linking things together, what is your construct to do that? >> is the u.s. going to be a broker speak as well, you know, we have historically had a bilateral relationship strategy in this part of the world. and now we are seeing the need for more multilateral organization. so in had multilateral station are the discussions about these type of collective security type of initiatives that you might pursue, using the technologies that you are able to buy and be able -- so i think there is a way had there. >> my name is david alexander. you mention burma earlier. can you talk about order, military to military -- [inaudible]? >> well, you know, first the mil to mil in burma, unicode we are in the follow on the state department, the decisions on where to go for. so we'll be supporting command the state department on this. my opinion is that, that as the state department and the leadership of the congress and everyone works through any issues that might
in europe, you've made it as an organizing construct a we don't have that in the pacific. so when you talk about networking and linking things together, what is your construct to do that? >> is the u.s. going to be a broker speak as well, you know, we have historically had a bilateral relationship strategy in this part of the world. and now we are seeing the need for more multilateral organization. so in had multilateral station are the discussions about these type of collective security...
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but england, europe, undergraduate. so these orientation students were basically high school seniors ready to enter the freshman year of college. and so i talked with them. maybe 80 people are i said i'm just a scared he to tell you about the supreme court. and we started talking, and a student raised her hand, and she said, now checks and balances is very important in your constitution and the present checks -- who protects, who checks the coats? good question. not sure i had a satisfactory answer. [laughter] there is an answer. and another student raised his hand, and he said federalism is very important in america. but money goes to washington, and then it goes to the states with conditions. with grants and eight. doesn't this undermine federalism? in a student raised her hand and said now, chief justice john marshall was very much admired in the united states. for all his decisions popular when he wrote them? i said wait, stop. [laughter] i said, you knew i was coming. you know, preplanned. they said no, you don't u
but england, europe, undergraduate. so these orientation students were basically high school seniors ready to enter the freshman year of college. and so i talked with them. maybe 80 people are i said i'm just a scared he to tell you about the supreme court. and we started talking, and a student raised her hand, and she said, now checks and balances is very important in your constitution and the present checks -- who protects, who checks the coats? good question. not sure i had a satisfactory...
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the confidence of investors around the world that america is getting its act together at a time when europe is struggling, at the time when japan is struggling and slowing down, when china growth is slowing, the world is looking to the united states to take the lead. as it has so many times in so many crises before. yet all they see is the stand-off and the inability to do what i think we all need to do. now, the choice is very clear. we have come to the point where i think most people looking at this understand that if we don't act now, the so-called kicking the can down the road no longer is a viable opportunity. no longer is something that we can afford to do. there's a group called kick it back, and i can see why the american people are frustrated over our inability to come to some agreement on this. and so obviously we hope that the president and speaker boehner will bring us that grand bargain by which we can evaluate and address before the end of the year. now, i have frequently said from this podium and back to the people that i represent in indiana that if we don't start with addre
the confidence of investors around the world that america is getting its act together at a time when europe is struggling, at the time when japan is struggling and slowing down, when china growth is slowing, the world is looking to the united states to take the lead. as it has so many times in so many crises before. yet all they see is the stand-off and the inability to do what i think we all need to do. now, the choice is very clear. we have come to the point where i think most people looking...
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homeland it has a history of attacks in monrad and expressed content to target europe. the u.s. approach focused on restoring space governance and security in mali. this will require space elections, a political settlement of legitimate number grievances, restoration of the sovereignty, focused pressure and continuing the civilian let response to the humanitarian situation. the department of defense is working with african partners to enable them to conduct military planning for an african led international military force. this is very much an african lead process. our efforts are aimed at making partners more capable, adding the terrorist threat and their territories and it provides better security for their people more generally. this means the situation in mali also poses a risk to the surrounding governments in the region. the trend sahara counterterrorism partnership was an agency mechanism for coordinating the government's capability effort to enable the government to counter aqim. the department of defense, department, u.s. aid to the tuesday 67 and others working to ensu
homeland it has a history of attacks in monrad and expressed content to target europe. the u.s. approach focused on restoring space governance and security in mali. this will require space elections, a political settlement of legitimate number grievances, restoration of the sovereignty, focused pressure and continuing the civilian let response to the humanitarian situation. the department of defense is working with african partners to enable them to conduct military planning for an african led...
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our competitors in europe have a 40% share. shine holds a 16 -- china shoeldz a -- china holds a 16% share of that market. i know chairman baucus talked about this earlier today. i watched him on c-span where he talked about the opportunities in this market and the need for us to help our exporters here in the united states by opening up this potential market for our workers and our farmers. we can do much better if we pass this pntr. this is certainly true in my home state of ohio. ohio already exports about $200 billion a year in goods to russia, and we want to retain those sales and add even more. this bill impacts a number of businesses with a large ohio footprint. caterpillar, mining equipment, one of those ohio employers, employ nearly 100,000 ohioans. it is a great example of the certainty pntr will bring. with russia's entrance into the w.t.o., exports to russia will go from 15% to 5%. for cat pilt hrar's off high -- caterpillar's off highway truck this exceeds $5,000 per truck, a substantial margin. if we don't pass th
our competitors in europe have a 40% share. shine holds a 16 -- china shoeldz a -- china holds a 16% share of that market. i know chairman baucus talked about this earlier today. i watched him on c-span where he talked about the opportunities in this market and the need for us to help our exporters here in the united states by opening up this potential market for our workers and our farmers. we can do much better if we pass this pntr. this is certainly true in my home state of ohio. ohio...
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should learn from this positive experience and go ahead in europe, too." the convention's supporters also erroneously contend that the united states ratification would result in tangible benefits for americans with disabilities who choose to live, travel or work abroad. they assert that it would allow the united states to have greater influence over disability rights in such areas as employment or accessibility among other states that are party to the crpd. i think this is far from certain. to be sure, americans with disabilities face serious challenges when they travel abroad, precisely because those nation's laws are not as supportive as are those here in the united states, the matter that i just spoke of a moment ago, but it is the example that we have set through our legislation, not ratification of this convention, that could improve their access. for example, to technology, as our telecommunications act of 1996 does or accommodations that would be available as the american fair housing act does, for example. only individual member states can draft an
should learn from this positive experience and go ahead in europe, too." the convention's supporters also erroneously contend that the united states ratification would result in tangible benefits for americans with disabilities who choose to live, travel or work abroad. they assert that it would allow the united states to have greater influence over disability rights in such areas as employment or accessibility among other states that are party to the crpd. i think this is far from...
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i think the region is in for a longer period of time of changes in europe and i also think america plays an important role and should play an important role in this but right now our voices have been largely muted by internal divisions in some way the cynicism in our government and outside of government that has ossified and the main argument is it's upon us and more is coming. more changes coming. some of that will include islamist forces in meaning to figure out how to best use our power to shape and influence that. >> thank you very much. onto rob and. [inaudible] a couple of closing points. first, collectively, i think maybe i will just say myself generally we tend to project a certain bigotry of low expectations on muslims in the arab culture, which is those of us who are of various religious base here know the extent to which we practice our faith and how faithful we are to this or that religious prescription and we know that we fall pretty darn short but we think muslim, they all pray five times a day. they never touch the scotch. they all do, you know, every commandment of islam
i think the region is in for a longer period of time of changes in europe and i also think america plays an important role and should play an important role in this but right now our voices have been largely muted by internal divisions in some way the cynicism in our government and outside of government that has ossified and the main argument is it's upon us and more is coming. more changes coming. some of that will include islamist forces in meaning to figure out how to best use our power to...
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second, working with europe, potential freight trade agreement with europe. a lot of interest in europe in joining with the united states in reducing barriers to trade. it's a great opportunity we should take advantage of, and obviously that raises another question, which is the trade promotion authority. the congress next year, i next year will work to get trade promotion authority passed so that we can conclude these trade agreements and help american companies and equally importantly help american consumers, because american consumers and american workers are frankly helped dramatically by a properly negotiated trade agreement when it's in the best interests of the united states. so, madam president, thank you very much for all that you do, too. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: who yields time? mr. baucus: madam president, i yield back our time. mr. hatch: and i am pleased to yield back our remaining time and ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the yeas and nays are ordered. the cler
second, working with europe, potential freight trade agreement with europe. a lot of interest in europe in joining with the united states in reducing barriers to trade. it's a great opportunity we should take advantage of, and obviously that raises another question, which is the trade promotion authority. the congress next year, i next year will work to get trade promotion authority passed so that we can conclude these trade agreements and help american companies and equally importantly help...
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treaty and a series of others to do so, and it took the liberation of eastern europe and, which went as a separate process. but, i would say that these things actually freed up gorbachev to try to reform the system. it took the pressure off of him. as long as we had the arms race, they had an excuse not for changing the system, but once you and the cold war, not just the arms race, and gorbachev ended it ideologically december 7, 1988, today is also an anniversary of that -- exactly a year after he signed the inf treaty, what he ended in that speech aside from announcing unilateral reductions in their military, was he discarded the class struggle as the rationale for soviet foreign-policy. that was the rationale that also cut the khan eunice party as the dictatorship in the country. so the end of the cold war reforms that gorbachev started these reforms when i got out of hand, brought the end to the soviet union. they got out of hand and got out of control, and the end of the soviet union in my opinion was caused almost entirely by internal forces and these were unleashed by the end
treaty and a series of others to do so, and it took the liberation of eastern europe and, which went as a separate process. but, i would say that these things actually freed up gorbachev to try to reform the system. it took the pressure off of him. as long as we had the arms race, they had an excuse not for changing the system, but once you and the cold war, not just the arms race, and gorbachev ended it ideologically december 7, 1988, today is also an anniversary of that -- exactly a year...
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we have seen the spread of democracy from central europe to southeast asia and from latin america to the middle east. hundreds of millions of people have been lifted out of poverty in places like china, india and just about every other corner of the globe. and technological advances have transformed almost every aspect of our daily lives. when i started here in the senate, a blackberry was a fruit and tweeting was something only birds did. no more. none of these extraordinary developments happened by accident. in fact, to a significant degree, i would say they were made possible by the principled leadership of the united states, internationalm thatmy and america created our diplomacy and protected with our military, and by the unique culture of freedom, innovation and entrepreneurship that flourishes in our country and that remains the model and inspiration for the rest of the modernizing world. we have every reason to be proud of the progress of humanity that has happened on america's watch. and here at home to be grateful for the countless ways in which our own country has been ben
we have seen the spread of democracy from central europe to southeast asia and from latin america to the middle east. hundreds of millions of people have been lifted out of poverty in places like china, india and just about every other corner of the globe. and technological advances have transformed almost every aspect of our daily lives. when i started here in the senate, a blackberry was a fruit and tweeting was something only birds did. no more. none of these extraordinary developments...
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nato tphaepbt to limit our -- tphaepbt to limit our -- in an attempt to limit planned deployments to europe the russians never abandoned u.s. missile defense. the answer is not reset but recommitment to the principle that the most moral way to protect the american people from missile attacks is by missile defense. the third national security challenge i would briefly discuss is the threat of political islam. to defeat an enemy, we must first know the enemy, and that includes calling them by their name. radical islamists who seek to impose their ideology to rule others to govern political, social and civic life as well as religious life, intelligence is key to defeating political islam. foreign intelligence surveillance act or fisa and the patriot act are good examples of the tools that we need to know what our enemies are planning, who they are before they strike. these tools cannot be allowed to expire. the patriot act reflects a recognition that investigators charged with preventing acts of terrorism should have at least the same investigative tools as federal agents charged with targetin
nato tphaepbt to limit our -- tphaepbt to limit our -- in an attempt to limit planned deployments to europe the russians never abandoned u.s. missile defense. the answer is not reset but recommitment to the principle that the most moral way to protect the american people from missile attacks is by missile defense. the third national security challenge i would briefly discuss is the threat of political islam. to defeat an enemy, we must first know the enemy, and that includes calling them by...
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this hearkens back to the debtor's prisons of europe and english glands. charles dickens would have a ball with this standard. congress needs to address this. right now there's $150 billion in outstanding private student loan debt that is crushing many borrowers. $150 billion. i have a bill, the fairness for struggling students act, that would once again permit private student loans to be discharged in bankruptcy as they were before 2005. mark my words -- private student loans. there is no good reason why private student loans should be treated differently in bankruptcy from any other type of private unsecured debt. this 2005 change in the law was a special interest favor. it was never justified, never really debated, and cannot even be explained today. filing for bankruptcy is never a walk in the park and it should be the last resort for anyone, including student borrowers. but many private student loans have outrageous terms forced on kids, or just barely beyond being kids, and their families. students are saddled with those loans, many of them wouldn't
this hearkens back to the debtor's prisons of europe and english glands. charles dickens would have a ball with this standard. congress needs to address this. right now there's $150 billion in outstanding private student loan debt that is crushing many borrowers. $150 billion. i have a bill, the fairness for struggling students act, that would once again permit private student loans to be discharged in bankruptcy as they were before 2005. mark my words -- private student loans. there is no good...